Llangollen International Eisteddfod 2011

THE RESULTS

NFCC competed in the Junior Children's Category on 7th July 2011.
This was a fierce competition which included choirs from Russia,
China, Hong Kong, The Channel Islands, England and Wales. Each
choir performed a set piece "Make me a Light" by Philip Wilby
and a contrasting piece of their choice. Each piece was marked
individually by the judges with scores for each being given out
of 100. A member of the LLangollen staff warned us before the
competition that ”no first time competitor ever scores
over 90”. Well. that was a challenge!!

Based on previous results in the competition, we knew that it
would hard to beat the Welsh choirs on home turf. We did our very
best and the choir sounded beautiful. When the adjudicators gave
their comments, we could not have been happier;

John Fitzpatrick
said of the choir
This is music making
of the very highest standard

We were awarded 95 for “Make me a Light” and 92 for
“A Smugglers Song” - giving us a grand total of 187.
We were just pipped to first place by one point with a score of
188 by Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion of Wales who were also last years
winner. Congratulations to them.

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

One of the joys of Llangollen is that it brings together in
friendly competition the finest musical talent the world has to offer.
Mervyn Cousins, Executive Director,
Llangollen International Eisteddfod.

Llangollen boasts many International Stars starring in their own
concerts every night of the Festival week. However, during the
day one can see a plethora of future International stars in the
making in healthy competition on the same stage.
Stifyn Parri, Local Entrepeneur/Concert Producer.

The Llangollen Festival is a powerful magnet drawing in singers,
dancers and performers from all Four Corners of the globe and
transforming this small town in the Dee Valley into a feast of
color, sound and energy. This, of course, brings a wealth of
first-class entertainment to our doorsteps here in Wales - a
unique opportunity to experience the finest national and
international talent battling it out in exhilarating competition
for one action-packed, no-holds-barred week! This year the
Eisteddfod is again all set to embrace compelling competitors
and performers from Europe, the USA, the Caribbean, and Asia.